IC1309 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC1309 will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 25° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 20:35.
Name
IC1309
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 20h03m [2] |
Declination: | −17°13' [2] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 15.06 (B) [2] 11.81 (J) [2] 11.15 (H) [2] 10.82 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SABb |
Distance: | 114.5 Mpc 373.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.23 |